SM Line Corporation

Name

SM Line Corporation

Website

https://smlines.com

Company type

Private

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

SM Line Corporation is a privately held container shipping operator providing ocean container, reefer cargo, and intermodal logistics services across Asia-Americas trade lanes. The firm employs 501-1000 staff and serves shippers requiring multi-modal freight transport between the two regions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ocean Freight / Container Shipping Services

NAICS

Deep Sea Freight Transportation (483111), Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation (48311)

SIC

Deep Sea Foreign Transportation Of Freight (4412), Water Transportation (4400)

akta.pro primary industry

Refrigerated Ocean Shipping (Reefer Containers & Specialized Reefer Vessels) (TLADAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ocean Export Forwarding (Booking/VGM/SI/BL) (TLACABAF), Ocean Import Forwarding (Destination Handling/DO/ISF) (TLACABAE), Reefer/Temperature-Controlled Ocean Forwarding (TLACABAI)

Keywords

• Container shipping
• Reefer cargo transport
• Intermodal logistics
• Ocean freight
• Asia-Americas shipping

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Personnel, Others

Core offering

SM Line Corporation provides container shipping, reefer cargo transport, and intermodal logistics services across Asia and the Americas. The company operates ocean freight services connecting Asian and American ports, with specialized capability for refrigerated (reefer) cargo and intermodal connections to inland transportation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Container Shipping Services Ocean container shipping services transporting containerized cargo between Asian and American ports for businesses and freight forwarders.
• Reefer Cargo Transport Refrigerated container shipping services for temperature-sensitive cargo such as perishable food, agricultural products, and chemicals between Asia and the Americas.
• Intermodal Logistics Services Integrated logistics services connecting ocean shipping with inland transportation modes to deliver cargo between origin and destination across Asia and the Americas.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Direct peers

• HMM Co., Ltd. South Korean container shipping carrier and the most direct domestic peer to SM Line, operating similar Asia and trans-Pacific container services at comparable mid-to-large scale with reefer capability.
• Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation: Taiwanese mid-sized container carrier serving Asia-Europe, trans-Pacific, and intra-Asia routes, structurally similar in scale and service mix to SM Line.
• Pacific International Lines (PIL): Singapore-based container carrier operating Asia-centric and Asia-Americas services, comparable to SM Line as a regionally anchored mid-sized liner with intermodal capabilities.
• Wan Hai Lines: Taiwan-based mid-sized container carrier focused on intra-Asia and Asia-Americas trades, closely comparable to SM Line in vessel size, regional concentration, and reefer presence.
• Evergreen Marine Corporation: Taiwanese container liner operator with global container services including significant reefer capacity, directly comparable on product offering and trans-Pacific exposure to SM Line.
• ZIM Integrated Shipping Services: Israeli mid-sized global container liner with notable reefer and niche-trade expertise, comparable to SM Line in size, agility, and focus on differentiated cargo segments.

Broad incumbents

• Hapag-Lloyd AG: German global container liner major offering the same container and reefer product categories as SM Line but at substantially larger scale and broader geographic coverage.
• Maersk (A.P. Møller-Mærsk): Danish global container shipping leader and largest ocean carrier, overlapping with SM Line across container and reefer services but operating at much greater scale and end-to-end logistics integration.

Market position

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/smlines

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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